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Naturally nourish and stimulate your
skin with Rose Water for younger
looking skin

Rose water is a miracle product
brought to us by nature. It has lots of

naturally good things like the Vitamin A and C and it has antioxidants that help in reviving tired skin and giving it a glowing complexion. Rose is a natural astringent with anti-inflammatory qualities, as well as being excellent for hydrating and rejuvenating the skin.

1. Use It As A Setting Spray:
Rose water works amazingly as a
makeup setting spray. These days you can get rose water in a spray bottle. Keep it on your vanity table and spritz a little bit after you have finished doing your makeup and it will set it into place. It is the best thing to use if you feel that your foundation is a bit powdery or too matte, it will give you a very nice healthy and dewy finish.

2. Use it to remove your makeup:
Pour a little on a cotton ball and
gently rub in a circular motion on the
face and around the eyes yo remove
makeup.

3. Use As A Cleanser:
It can be used as a gentle facial
cleanser. Make your own by mixing
one cup of rose water, 2 teaspoons of glycerin and 10 drops of rose essential oil. The essential oil will add to the cleansing properties of this rose water cleanser as well as help preserve it.

4. Use As A Toner:
It can be used as a natural facial toner because rose water helps to absorb excess oil from the skin without leaving a drying effect. Make your own by combining 1 1/4 cups of rose water, eight drops of glycerin and 3/4 cup of witch hazel in a dark glass bottle (this is important because you do not want light to affect the mixture). Shake the
bottle well before use, and apply daily with cotton balls or swabs. Rose water toner is perfect to combat acne.

5. Use As An Anti-Wrinkle Agent:
Apply rose water to your face to tighten pores and prevent wrinkles. Acting as an astringent with anti-inflammatory agents, the rose water will help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

6. Use For Irritated Eyes:
Using makeup and eyeshadow
regularly can make your eyes feel dry
and irritated. Rose water is very
effective for irritation, redness and
inflammation of eye. Put 2-3 drops in
the eye 2-3 times a day.

7. Get Rid Of Excessively Dry or Oily Skin:
Rose water helps to balance the pH of the skin, helping to control both dry and oily skin and can soothe many types of dermatitis.

8. Get rid of Acne & Black-head:
Rose water is also used to treat
pimples and to get rid of blackheads.
The rose petals have anti-bacteria
properties and are soothing to the
skin. Mix rose water with lemon juice
and applying to the skin twice a week .
Another way to use rose water is to
boil petals in water and steam the face for ten minutes.

9. Get Rid Of Itchy Scalp & Induce Hair Growth:
As rose water is anti-inflammatory and reduces dryness it it really good for dry itchy scalp. Rinse your head with rosewater mixed in water. It also
nourishes the hair and induces hair
growth by increasing the blood flow.

10. Use To Relieve Headaches:
Use a little bit of rose water on a cotton ball and apply around the eyes, forehead and temples to soothe headaches.
There are many other uses for rose
water as it in rich in vitamin and has
anti-inflammatory properties. It can be used to treat sun-burns, inflamed gums…can also be used as a hair conditioner etc. So all in all we can say that rose water is a magic ingredient which can be used for so many different things. And it is always good to have a bottle of rose water in your cupboard.